Free Speech Union Election 2026: Paul Goldsmith (National) on hate speech and the BSA

Justice and Media Minister Paul Goldsmith rules out any new hate speech legislation: "We've been very clear about that." He tells Free Speech Union Executive Director Jillaine Heather that the bill abolishing the Broadcasting Standards Authority is drafted and ready, and if National is re-elected, "the BSA will be no more". He explains why his first instinct on professional regulators is not to legislate, how National plans to take its under-16 social media bill through select committee, and why Melissa Lee's bill to reform the Harmful Digital Communications Act has the support of National's caucus. Free Speech Union Election 2026: we invited every party in Parliament to talk free speech before the election. ACT, National and NZ First said yes. Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori declined or did not respond. Watch the interview on YouTube: [YouTube link] Sign the No Blasphemy Laws petition: https://noblasphemylaw.nz Tell regulators to stick to their knitting: https://licensetospeak.nz Join the Free Speech Union: https://www.fsu.nz/join Promoted by Free Speech Union, PO Box 91811, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142 Support the show https://www.fsu.nz/ https://x.com/NZFreeSpeech https://www.instagram.com/freespeechnz/ https://www.tiktok.com/@freespeechunionnz